Chef

Liv Breads is hiring a Chef for our cold and hot kitchen, which includes items on our ‘grab and go’ menu (sandwiches, salads, spreads, quiche, soups), made to order menu (brunch), as well as our line of packaged items (granolas, crackers). This person will come with significant experience running a professional kitchen including hiring staff, scheduling, and training, menu implementation, food safety, inventory and waste management. The ideal candidate will have experience with both a production kitchen as well as a hot line. This person must be a team-player, enjoy leading by example in order to foster communication and strong work habits, understand the value of quality assurance, and have a culinary degree and food safety certification.

This is a full-time, salaried position with day-time hours, including holidays and weekends, as needed.

Responsibilities

• Hire, train, supervise and motivate staff-level production and short-order cooks
• Implement production schedules to meet daily output requirements
• Staff scheduling
• Ensure quality assurance standards are being met
• Development of new menu items from recipe testing to integrating them into a production schedule
• Inventory management and FIFO
• Control operational costs and identify measures to cut waste
• Manage holiday and catering/special orders
• Ensure the kitchen meets all regulations including cleanliness, and food and kitchen safety guidelines
• Maintain a positive and professional approach with coworkers and customers

Requirements and Skills

• Culinary degree
• 7 years’ experience in a kitchen
• 5 years leadership experience, including scheduling, conflict resolution, team building, hiring and training
• Food safety management-level certification
• Physical stamina to work on feet for 8 plus hours

Open since August 2018, Liv Breads, with two retail locations in Millburn and Short Hills has built a reputation for quality and consistency of product and service. Our specialty is artisan sourdoughs, laminated pastry, and fresh and creative seasonal sandwiches and salads. We are looking for team players, enthusiastic to work in an expanding business focused on fostering a collaborative environment.

Liv Breads is an equal opportunity employer.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $75,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Shift:

• Day shift

Supplemental Pay:

• Bonus opportunities

Application Question(s):

• Please add any additional relevant information to this position that is not included in your resume.

Education:

• Associate (Required)

Language:

• Spanish (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $75,000